MINARET STATION ALPINE LODGE

New Zealand

this remote retreat in the Southern alps can only be reached by helicopter, but that is only where the possibility for high-flying adventures begins. With just four chalets nestled at the bottom of a snow-capped peak, Minaret Station is an intimate experience where airborne adventures abound: sightseeing flights over the spectacular scenery of Milford Sound and Fiordland, guided mountain biking (a helicopter saves you having to ride to the top before the thrilling descent), visits to a remote high country farm, champagne picnics in the wilderness, guided heli-hiking and, of course, heli-skiing. indeed, if you can think of anything else prefixed ‘heli’, Minaret Station can probably make it happen.